Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 54.5% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Florida, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
|
Florida
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
|
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
|
Florida
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.21
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
|
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.09
|
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
|
Florida
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.60
|
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,899.31
|
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
|
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
|
Florida
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.94
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,757.68
|
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,518.55
|
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.44
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Florida
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$960.80
|
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,658.88
|
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Florida
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.81
|
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.36
|
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.34
|
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Florida
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.23
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.60
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.15
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.70
|
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
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